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Kiana Ledé Searches For the Heart in a Heartless Administration
June 12, 2020
Ledé reimagines P!nk's "Dear Mr. President," and the sentiment originally aimed at George W. Bush feels all the more relevant today.
Author:
Ruby Scott
StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]
June 11, 2020
We catch up with the Virginia artist who, thanks to TikTok, finds himself with a self-funded Billboard Top 30 hit.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Derek Simpson's "Hide + Seek" Inescapably Captivates You
June 10, 2020
For the entirety of the six-minute song, you are put in a trance. A delectable guitar establishes the feel-good, alternative R&B vibe and drives the alluring beat throughout.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
Slide's New Video Has Us "Waiting" For Better Days
June 10, 2020
Slide's video for their latest single, "Waiting", was shot at a time when its beautiful visuals, representing the desert environments east of LA, represent a contrasting narrative of both love and fear, life and death, and the inner monologue common to us all.
Author:
DJ Connor
Black Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 5, 2020
This week's #NowWatching playlist is dedicated to the sounds and voices of a small fraction of innovative black artists.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Music Taught Me to Love My Blackness | A Letter From The Editor
June 4, 2020
As protesters take to the streets across the world, I want to take this moment as a black man and editor of this site to share my perspective.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Milq's "Summer Again" Transports You Directly to the 80′s [Premiere]
June 1, 2020
"Summer Again" is a song straight out of an 80's summer romance film.
Author:
Joey Legittino
BINNY Tries to Resist the Lure in Hypnotic New Single "Retrograde"
June 1, 2020
With inspiration hailing from Mariah Carey, to Drake, and everything in between, BINNY incorporates elements from his favorite R&B artists and love for strong female singers to formulate a potent sound, oozing with charisma and sass.
Author:
Chloe Robinson
No Rome Enlists Indie All-Stars beabadoobee and Jay Som For the Dynamic "Hurry Home"
June 1, 2020
"Hurry Home" paints a vivid picture of a wistful late-night voicemail, the kind you leave after one too many drinks.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Alec Benjamin, Oliver Tree, Teamarr, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 29, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Author:
Malc.
keltiey and skaiwater Get to "Kn0" One Another in Groovy New Single
July 5, 2023
“Kn0” feels like a deliberate departure from the viral sound that put keltiey on the map.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
BETWEEN FRIENDS Chase Heartfelt Childhood Nostalgia in "Friends," Announce 'Garage Sale' EP
March 15, 2024
"Everyone gets so serious when you grow up, but that childhood feeling is something we should chase."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Ahead of Debut Album 'Sugar Water,' Maude Latour Takes a Look Back in "Comedown"
July 3, 2024
"This song is for all of these memories of my New York teenage dream. And for my friend. I wish he was here.”
Author:
Giselle Libby
Porches Delivers a Grimy and Surreal Album in 'Shirt'
September 20, 2024
Aaron Maine’s sound as Porches is as raucous and sentimental as ever.
Author:
Gia Acosta
Intentions Crystallizes His Digital Sound in “pastfears”
October 15, 2024
Intentions feels like the sacred lovechild of Cashmere Cat, 100 gecs, and brakence
Author:
Carter Fife
Watch Daisy Grenade Get Their Revenge On "How To Hide A Body" | THE NOISE
October 21, 2024
Just in time for spooky season, New York duo Daisy Grenade reach final girl status on their latest single, "How To Hide A Body."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
horsegiirL Gallops From the Stable to the Dance Floor in 'v.i.p - very important pony'
January 27, 2025
horsegiirL is uplifting and intoxicating, while equally obscure and impossible to understand.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Lydia Night Debuts Solo Era with Uber-Relatable Pop Anthem, “Pity Party”
April 5, 2025
“Pity Party” is a pop-infused single that accurately captures the modern-day woman’s struggle that is so often romanticized online or brushed over by society.
Author:
Katherine Cardinale
Rà˜YLS Prove Loyal with New Single, "Choose To Believe" [PREMIERE]
August 1, 2019
Ones To Watch is honored to premiere the second single from burgeoning pop band, Rà˜YLS.
Author:
Alison Golanoski
Adam Pastel Returns on the Dreamlike "WISH FOR"
April 28, 2021
"WISH FOR" is a song made for white boy summer.
Author:
Tyler Borland